Correlation between functional performance and risk of fall among elderly persons with and without osteoarthritis of the knees
Active, not recruiting
- Conditions
- Older adults with and without knee OA.Falls, Function, Assessment, Knee osteoarthritis, Elderly
- Registration Number
- TCTR20231031003
- Lead Sponsor
- Prince of Songkla University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 106
Inclusion Criteria
1. Older adults from primary care units diagnosed with knee OA
2. Age at least 60 year
3. Oxford knee score at 0 - 39
Exclusion Criteria
1. history of hip and/or knee replacement surgery
2. history of below the knee surgery
3. pain in one or both knees at rest (more than 7 out of 10 on the numerical rating scale)
4. neurological conditions resulting in a loss of sensory perception, muscular weakness, and loss of balance, such as stroke, spinal cord injury, Parkinson disease, dementia, vertigo, or vestibular disturbance
5. inability to understand the researcher verbal instructions
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Events of fall 12 months Prospective follow up
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Risk of falling Baseline Thai-FART,Dynamic balance Baseline Time Up and go test,Walking speed Baseline 10 meter Walk test,Static balance Baseline Functional Reach test,Ability to transfer weight and control the stability Baseline Alternate-step test ,Lower limb muscle strength Baseline Five time sit-to-stand test